Greg Vernick

Greg Vernick, chef and co-owner of Vernick Food & Drink in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square, is the 2017 recipient of the James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic” award. Vernick, a Philadelphia-area native, graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and former protégé of Jean-Georges Vongerichten, runs his New American bistro alongside his wife, Julie.

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